Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vindolanda – Chesterholm (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070858 (Last Updates: 2018-04-16, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) I O M
et Genio ET GENIO
diisq(ue) cus- DIISQ CVS
todib(us) coh(ors) II[II] TODIB COH II[ ]
Gall(orum) et Ve[---] GALL ET VE[ ]
Caecil[-] E[-]I CAECIL[ ] E[ ]I
OP CELER [---] OP CELER [ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00705. (B)
  • RIB 1687; Zeichnungen.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 19, Nr. 46; Pl. 12, 46.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vindolanda
modern find spot:
Chesterholm
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1831
present location:
Chesters, Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
128 cm
width:
53 cm
depth:
39 cm
letter size:
8.6 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present
geography:
present

Commentary

 
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1687.

People

Person 1
Name:
Caecil[-]e[-]iop Celer[---]
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070858
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-04-16 by Cowey
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